Catalyzing a Regenerative Future

RASA is an innovation collaborative to accelerate the possibility and adoption of a regenerative relationship with the globe.

Current Projects

RASA is organized as a community of interested colleagues with subsets engaged in specific projects to accelerate the sector. We are trying to implement “agile” approaches to test theories of our own capacity as well as change, learn quickly and adjust.  Current projects are expected to deliver products to the public within about three months of launching.

Here are things we are working on now.

Building On Success: Telling the Regenerative Future of Agriculture

International, beginning in North America

We are seeing thousands of innovators and entrepreneurs around the world explore and push past the boundaries of traditional sustainable agriculture into a space where growing food and materials to supply the planet also improves biodiversity, community health, the environment, and the well-being of farmers.  This emergent  movement is transforming “organic” to “regenerative”, and moving from reaction to proaction. This is one of the most exciting and least known stories of our time.

Designers of Paradise Podcast

RASA and soil activist Erik van Lennep are launching a podcast series, Designers of Paradise, bringing you into conversations with people changing how we produce our food, care for our soil and water, and protect our climate. These are the stories of the people dedicating their time and brilliance to reversing the impacts of our industrial food systems.

 

News and Events

Announcements and activities of interest.
Chad Thiessen – Live the Life We Love

Chad Thiessen – Live the Life We Love

It started with the wisdom of a four-year-old and has led to a quest to support and spawn regenerative communities.  In this conversation with Designers of Paradise host Erik Van Lennep real estate investor and community designer, Chad Thiessen explains how his relationship with his son directed him on his current path, where he came from, and what he’s learning along the way.

Chad describes his experiences – good and bad – in real estate development and how he’s realized he wants to build regenerative communities, places for healing. He distinguishes his ideas from eco-villages and how to work in other countries yet avoid colonialization. He emphasizes the importance of scaffolding to support learning and money as a tool. 

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Kevin Maher  – Get Roots In The Ground

Kevin Maher – Get Roots In The Ground

Crann Mór, from Gaelic, means “Big Tree” and Kevin Maher, founder of CrannMor Advisors is thinking big about trees. Partnering with permaculture designer and author Mark Shepard to create CrannMor Advisors, Kevin helps farmers be more successful financially while also improving the ecosystem with an emphasis on agroforestry. In this conversation with Designers of Paradise host Erik van Lennep, Kevin explains how they are looking for early adopters willing to a longer term perspective on “return” that will enable investment in tree crops.

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Who We Are

RASA is made up of passionate, beautiful people who work towards a regenerative future for generations to come.

Checkout the people on our amazing Team and our amazing Partners.

Participate

RASA is an all volunteer collaborative with participants from several countries and across the US. We have a mix of skills but a common interest in accelerating the sector that enables regenerative agriculture. If you would like to learn more, please reach out!

The Wave

This newsletter, which will come out periodically, provides brief observations and links to related materials exploring innovation and the regenerative economy as well as updates about RASA.

With effort, and a bit of luck, we hope support for these concepts becomes a wave sweeping the world! Check out the archive to see if this newsletter is right for you (or a friend).

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Apr 29, 2020 – Regeneration Pollination
Mar 4, 2020 – Make It So
Jan 16, 2020 – Regenerative Defense
Dec 19, 2019 – Be Positive Sum
Nov 21, 2019 – RASA is a 501C3!
Oct 11, 2019 – Regen Inter-Networking
Sep 23, 2019 – Regeneration Rising (?)
Jun 27, 2019 – Terms of Enlightenment

Read the rest — more issues of The Wave.

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